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Infographics Published November 4, 2026

Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025: Key Findings for Public Safety

Executive Summary

The FBI identified 34 active shooter incidents in 2025, a 42% increase from the 24 incidents the previous year1. Casualties rose 57% to 1662: 51 killed and 115 wounded3. This NCIER infographic distills the FBI report into the findings that matter most to police, fire, EMS, and school safety leaders. Every figure links to its highlighted source passage in the NCIER Claim Map.

Key Takeaways

  • Incidents and mass killings rose sharply. The FBI identified 34 incidents, up 42% from 241, and mass killing events more than doubled, from three to seven4.
  • Most attacks were planned. Nearly 68% of incidents (23) were intentionally planned by the shooter, up from 58% in 20245. Research shows tips to law enforcement are the most effective tool for preventing potential attacks6.
  • Most attacks ended before police arrived. In 21 of the 34 incidents, the attack ended before law enforcement arrived because the shooter was stopped by security or civilians, fled, or died by suicide7.
  • Civilians and security stepped in more often. Civilians intervened in seven incidents, up from one in 20248; on-site security intervened in three, up from one9.
  • Responders were killed and wounded. Three officers were killed and five wounded10. In Idaho, a shooter started a fire on Canfield Mountain and then fired on responding firefighters, killing two and wounding one11.
  • Plan for the casualty load. Incidents averaged 4.9 casualties12; education incidents averaged 6.313.

NCIER infographic, Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025: Key Findings for Public Safety, showing incidents, casualties, mass killings, officers killed, prevention and response findings, responders and security killed or wounded, casualty-load planning figures, shooting locations, shooters and firearms, and the five-year view.

Endnotes

  1. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 7). Claim p007-01 ↩
  2. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 7). Claim p007-02 ↩
  3. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 7). Claim p007-20 ↩
  4. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 13). Claim p013-05 ↩
  5. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 6). Claim p006-15 ↩
  6. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 6). Claim p006-04 ↩
  7. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 38). Claim p038-04 ↩
  8. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 36). Claim p036-01 ↩
  9. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 37). Claim p037-01 ↩
  10. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 7). Claim p007-24 ↩
  11. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 29). Claim p029-11 ↩
  12. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 29). Claim p029-01 ↩
  13. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 32). Claim p032-17 ↩
  14. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 53). Claim p053-03 ↩
  15. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 53). Claim p053-04 ↩
  16. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 41). Claim p041-15 ↩
  17. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 13). Claim p013-04 ↩
  18. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 7). Claim p007-18 ↩
  19. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 42). Claim p042-03 ↩
  20. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 42). Claim p042-04 ↩
  21. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 7). Claim p007-19 ↩
  22. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 23). Claim p023-01 ↩
  23. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 32). Claim p032-20 ↩
  24. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 32). Claim p032-19 ↩
  25. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 74). Claim p074-13 ↩
  26. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 49). Claim p049-02 ↩
  27. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2026). Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 (p. 48). Claim p048-18 ↩

Frequently Asked Questions

The FBI identified 34 active shooter incidents in 2025, a 42% increase from 24 the previous year1. The five-year average was 43.4 incidents per year14, so 2025 came in below that average15.
There were 166 casualties2: 51 killed and 115 wounded3. The FBI does not include the shooter in casualty counts16.
Officers killed rose from one to three, while officers wounded remained at five17. Officers sustained casualties in six of the 34 incidents10.
Sixteen shooters were apprehended by law enforcement, 10 died by suicide, and seven were killed by law enforcement or security personnel18: five by law enforcement19 and two by security20. One shooter remained at large at publication21.
The Annunciation Roman Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis had the highest casualties of 2025, 3022. Most victims were school-aged children (pre-K through eighth grade) attending a back-to-school mass during the school day23, but the FBI categorized it as a house of worship incident because it occurred inside the church24.
The FBI report suggests contacting police, visiting your nearest FBI field office, or reporting it at tips.FBI.gov25.
Over the five-year period covered by the report, the FBI recorded 217 incidents, 1,072 casualties, and 50 mass killings26. Nine law enforcement officers were killed and 48 were wounded over the same period27.
A police officer comforts a crying woman at night, beside the cover of the FBI report Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2025 and the NCIER infographic summarizing its key findings.

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